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mi @m- ".PEYERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHEIL WASHINGTON. D C.

@initrd tatet @aient @imita Letters Patent No. 98,929, datedvaauary 18, 1870.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all wheat, it may concern BeitA wn that I, BENJAMrN P. CRANDAL'L,of the city, county, and State of New York, have nvented a new and useful Improvement inGl1ildrens Rockers; and I do hereby declare the followingfto be a clear and exact description of the natureithereof, sniicient to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, to fully understand and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specicatiomin which- Figures 1 and 2 are side elevations of the device, illustrating my invention; and

Figure 3'is a detailed view;

Similar lettersfof reference indicate corresponding parts in thethree gures. l

' My inventio insists in connecting to one end of the rockers of a. rocking-horse or childrens rocker,

two or more-springPstrips, which shall lie tlat on` the bed or platform ou whiclrthe horse rocks or rides, and

be connected to said bed or platform below the free end of the rockers, whereby the 'seat on the horse or rocker will be elevated, and thus remain in a position to be depressed, so soon as the child takes his seat thereon, and allow the subsequent operation of rocking or riding to be easily and uniformly performed, and thus produce a device which will be pleasurable to chil dren.

In the drawings- A represents a hobby-horse orY childrens rocker,-

made in the usual manner, with seat B, rockers O, and

` foot-rest D.

The horse or rocker is mounted .on abcd or platform, E', and is adapted to rock over or ride thereon.

0n this bed or platform, I lay two or more dat spring-strips, F, which extend longitudinally and parallel to each other, and in line beneath the rockers, so that the horse or rocker will move over the strips, but

form.

These spring-strips are secured, at one end, to one end of the bed or platform, and at the otberend to onev end of the rockers, so that the seat or riding-portion of the borse or rocker will always be elevated when there 'is no weight thereon.

The object of this arrangement is, that the 'horse or rocker will be in position tocommence riding. The first movement is to depress the seatiu the direction of the arrow, a large space or field being,r provided for that purpose. The subsequent operation of rocking or riding is easily performed, the child acting as usual, but Agreatly assistedin its efforts by the actions ofthe springs. When the seat is depressed, the ends of the springs which are connected to the rockers are elevated, so that the springs bend upon the curvilinear bottom of the rockers.

In no case are the springs, in any position, to del stroy the appearance4 of the horse or rocker. They are either'iiat upon the bed or platform or bent under the rockers, and in contact therewith.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, s-

As an improvement in rocking-horses, the horse, mounted on a dat bed, and having its seat out of ceutre, in combination with the spring-strips secured to the rockers and the' bed, so that the seat is elevated, the whole constructed and operating together, as here-v in described.

The above signed by me, this day of 1869.

BENJAMIN P. CRANDALL.

'Vit'nesses:

JOHN A; WIEDERSHEIM, WILL. H. FINCKEL. 

